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Recent Examples of fat-cat
Noun
But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats. Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025 Hobbs has an untold vendetta against the fat cats who run the company, and Quinn, the firm’s only female manager, is consistently getting passed up for promotions that go to inferior men. Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 But what if fat cats’ feet could be held to the fire? Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 Poor poll numbers caused panicky Democratic Party oligarchs and fat cat donors to oust him as their candidate. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fat-cat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fat-cat
Adjective
  • Tax cuts that disproportionately benefit wealthier Americans and new tax deductions for tips also are included in the legislation.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Yet by Holly Jackson A famed Y.A. author’s first foray into adult fiction centers on Jet Mason, the wayward daughter of a wealthy Vermont family.
    Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • Although college sports have long been characterized by a divide between the ‘haves and have nots’, mid-major basketball programs encounter even greater challenges competing within this evolving landscape due to limited resources and geographical constraints.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • China has increased coast guard patrols in these waters, which studies have suggested may be rich in oil and natural gas reserves.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Avocados Avocados are rich in heart-healthy fats, and many other health-promoting nutrients.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Answering this question has been a core aspect of my work over the last decade as a venture capitalist, and my book Out-Innovate (HBR).
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Resources might be getting scarcer as the world’s population soars past sustainability tipping points, but the eyes of capitalists will never be cast anywhere else but on their own balance sheets.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Harry heads back to the yard, where a group of Kevin's Czechoslovakian hired heavies are preparing for war.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • On Twin Peaks, Strong plays Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series’ heavies.
    Drew Mackie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These areas tend to have affluent shoppers who have the time for and interest in shopping that way.
    Alexandra Talty, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • The hotel brand surveyed 503 affluent U.S. adults between late February and early March, defined as those with household income of at least $250,000; a minimum of $1 million in total assets, and those who typically spend $10,000 or more on leisure travel annually.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Related Articles Anthony Vaccarello told WWD that the brand’s totally translucent silk stocking extravaganza for fall 2024 was inspired by ideals of fragility, something that surely strikes home for both musicians.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Tweed waistcoats, felt hats, and silk stockings abound.
    Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Another possibility or two could develop on draft night depending on how teams value this group of young bigs.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
  • For this reason, the Bulls should spend this week scouting bigs.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

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“Fat-cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fat-cat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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